- 8.3/109 votes
#1 - The End in the End
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2017
With Kovac still at large, the team searches for evidence to track him down. After Brennan experiences a setback, the rest of the team must figure out how to find Kovac without her, putting everything she has ever taught them to the test. When all signs point to Kovac having outside help, as well as a hideout, Booth and Brennan go searching for him.
Director: David Boreanaz
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 8.1/1012 votes
#2 - The Woman in White
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2013
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of Nancy Handelman, whose body was discovered at the time of Brennan and Booth's wedding rehearsal. When the case becomes more serious than the team anticipated, Cam and Angela do everything in their power to keep the details of the investigation from Brennan in order to ensure that she will stay focused on her big day. Tensions run high when unfortunate events occur to stall the wedding temporarily, and Max comes to town with a suspicious duffle bag full of money.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 8.1/109 votes
#3 - The Baby in the Bough
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/28/2008
A woman's car is run off the road and she is killed, but her baby miraculously survives the accident. Booth and Brennan go to the woman's hometown to try to find out who's responsible for running her car off the road. Bones, with help from Booth, takes care of the baby until the team finds out who killed the mother.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 8.0/1010 votes
#4 - The Blackout in the Blizzard
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2011
During a blizzard that causes a citywide blackout, the team must solve a murder case that could be connected to a possible viral outbreak; Sweets starts a touchy conversation about Brennan and Booth's relationship.
Director: David Boreanaz
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 8.0/102 votes
#5 - Flippity-Flop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/8/2018
Jill and Roger’s complicated friendship is tested when they finally square off over a DEA raid that left an inmate clinging to life. Meanwhile, Kate is assigned to an animal smuggling case involving the death of an endangered panda; and Jay’s emotions are thrust into a case when he learns his trusting father was a victim in a pyramid scheme.
Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 8.0/1010 votes
#6 - Bodies in the Book
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2007
Brennan and Booth have to solve three murders that are identical to the murders in Brennan's new bestselling book.
Director: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.9/109 votes
#7 - The Babe in the Bar
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2010
An event for a candymaker (Wayne Knight) turns bitter when human remains are discovered in the world's largest chocolate bar; Cam struggles with her daughter's decision to attend a college that fails to meet her high standards.
Director: Tim Southam
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.9/1013 votes
#8 - The Hero in the Hold
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2009
While trapped and trying to escape from a ship in the middle of the ocean, Booth is haunted by strange hallucinations.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.9/109 votes
#9 - The Cowboy in the Contest
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2015
Booth and Brennan go under cover at an Old West-style shooting competition; Angela and Hodgins talk about the future; Cam and Sebastian grow closer.
Director: Chad Lowe
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.8/1012 votes
#10 - Yanks in the U.K. (1)
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2008
Season four begins all the way in England, with Booth speaking at Scotland Yard and Brennan guest-lecturing at the prestigious Oxford University. Knowing of Booth and Brennan's expertise in their respective fields, local officials ask for their help with a high-profile murder investigation that involves a British heiress.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.8/108 votes
#11 - The Grief and the Girl
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2017
A recent loss creates a rift between Booth and Brennan, as they deal with their grief in different ways. Meanwhile, an old flame from Brennan's past comes to visit.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.7/1011 votes
#12 - The Girl with the Curl
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2006
The team investigates the death of a 10-year-old beauty pageant star. The other contestants, their parents, and their siblings all become possible suspects. Hodgins and Angela go on a date that actually goes well, despite what everyone else predicted.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.7/109 votes
#13 - The Secret in the Soil
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2007
When a body that appears to be cooked is discovered, the clues lead Booth and Bones to an organic farm co-op. Meanwhile, the two of them must meet with Lance Sweets, an FBI psychologist who must determine if they should continue to work together.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.6/1012 votes
#14 - The Headless Witch in the Woods
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2006
While investigating the death of a film student who was working on a documentary about the legend of a headless witch who haunted the woods in the 1700s, Brennan develops a strong bond with the victim's brother.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.5/1012 votes
#15 - The Con Man in the Meth Lab
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2008
Booth’s Brother Jared Booth and Brennan investigate the scene where a body was uncovered during a botched practice police raid. The team identifies the body as a struggling inventor’s father who had recently reunited with his son. But when a second body surfaces, the team is led on a trail of deception to find out who was the actual con-man in the inventor’s life. Clark Edison returns to the lab, and he and Hodgins work on piecing together blueprints from one of the inventor’s potentially valuable inventions. Meanwhile, Brennan likes Booth's brother and goes out on a date with him. She learns a thing or too about Booth's past while out on the date.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.5/1011 votes
#16 - The Suit on the Set
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 5/7/2012
A film adaptation of Brennan's latest book takes her and Booth to Los Angeles for the production, where Brennan criticizes the acting and disregard for science, but the trip takes a strange turn when a prop cadaver happens to be a real murder victim.
Director: Emile B. Levisetti
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.3/1013 votes
#17 - The Doctor in the Den
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2009
When the half-eaten body of Cam's former fiancee is found in the tiger cage at the zoo, Booth and Brennan uncover that his death was far from accidental. Now the team must put the pieces of the fiancee's final day back together, including hypnotizing a suspect in order to spark his memory.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.2/1013 votes
#18 - The Plain in the Prodigy
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2009
When human remains are found alongside the railroad, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. The bones belong to Levi Yoder, a member of the Amish community who disappeared two months ago, during his Rumspringa, or exploration of the outside world. Brennan and Booth discover that Levi was a piano prodigy, and their investigation leads them to believe that his extraordinary talent may have lead him to an untimely death. Meanwhile, Cam copes with the stress that comes from being a new parent.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.1/1011 votes
#19 - The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/29/2010
Booth and Brennan investigate a death at a rock-n-roll fantasy camp where the murder weapon is a Gibson ‘57 Les Paul “Black Beauty.”
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.0/106 votes
#20 - Two Hundred Dollars and a Bus Pass
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2023
When a case that hits close to home comes across Will’s desk, he discovers there is more to the incident than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Angie and Ormewood investigate a murdered magician while uncovering some extra tricks that had been up his sleeve.
Director: Geary McLeod
Writer: Karine Rosenthal
- 7.0/1010 votes
#21 - The Twist in the Twister
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2011
The team discovers the remains of a so-called "storm chaser" who seems to have died while following a tornado. But footage recorded during the storm ultimately leads them to believe he was murdered. Meanwhile, Booth becomes increasingly overprotective of Brennan both at home and in the field, and sleep-deprived Angela and Hodgins come to terms with having Angela's father and rock musician babysit their infant son.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Karine Rosenthal